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Lynchburg Fire Chief Greg Wormser retires from the City of Lynchburg
Read full article: Lynchburg Fire Chief Greg Wormser retires from the City of LynchburgGreg Wormser, Lynchburg’s Fire Chief, who was placed on administrative leave last month, has retired from the City of Lynchburg, according to city officials.
Troutville Fire Training Center Severely Damaged in Early Morning Blaze
Read full article: Troutville Fire Training Center Severely Damaged in Early Morning BlazeJust after 5 a.m. on Friday, the Troutville Fire Training Center in Botetourt County was severely damaged in a fire. The building, located next to the Troutville Fire Department, has long been used to train emergency responders across Southwestern Virginia.
Flash Floods Trigger Water Rescues in Galax; Fire Chief Calls It Worst in His 20 Years on the Job
Read full article: Flash Floods Trigger Water Rescues in Galax; Fire Chief Calls It Worst in His 20 Years on the JobA flash-flood swept through parts of Galax and surrounding areas Friday night, turning quiet streets into rivers and prompting multiple water rescues.
Pulaski County hires first fire chief to oversee the county’s first paid fire department
Read full article: Pulaski County hires first fire chief to oversee the county’s first paid fire departmentPulaski County officially named the first career Fire Chief to oversee the recently established Pulaski County Fire Department.
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Officers dispatched to a stranded subject along the New River
Read full article: Officers dispatched to a stranded subject along the New RiverNew River – Saturday morning the Independence Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a subject stranded in the New River. According to the Independence Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, upon arrival a Virginia Conservation Police Officer and the Galax Assistant Fire Chief had gotten to the subject and brought her to awaiting firefighters on the shoreline. The fire department encourages everyone to use caution as the river is still high and dangerous.